459.382 - Reports of regulatory agencies; review of requirements of regulatory agencies; final authority of Division. - Nevada Statutes

459.382  Reports of regulatory agencies; review of requirements of regulatory agencies; final authority of Division.

      1.  The Health Division of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry and any other governmental entity or agency of the State responsible for minimizing risks to persons and property posed by facilities and hazardous substances shall submit to the Division of Environmental Protection such reports as the Division deems necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 459.380 to 459.3874, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The reports must be submitted at such times and contain such information as required by the Division.

      2.  The State Environmental Commission shall adopt by regulation common reporting forms to be used by such governmental entities and agencies when reporting information related to hazardous substances and facilities.

      3.  The Division shall review the rules, regulations, standards, codes and safety orders of other governmental entities and agencies of the State responsible for minimizing risks to persons and property posed by facilities and hazardous substances to ensure that they are sufficient to carry out the provisions of NRS 459.380 to 459.3874, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

      4.  If the Division and any other governmental entity or agency of the State have coexisting jurisdiction over the regulation of facilities or hazardous substances located at such facilities, the Division has the final authority to take such actions as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 459.380 to 459.3874, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 1998; A 1993, 594, 1634; 2003, 1602)